Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: March 24, 1979
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 112
Networks: ITV1
Genres: Drama

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Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

TMDB Rating: 6.7 (44 votes)

Overview

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

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Season 1

9 episodes • 1979Avg: 6.2Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Man From the South	Mar 24, 1979	7.5
2	Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat	Mar 31, 1979	3.5
3	William and Mary	Apr 7, 1979	7.0
4	Lamb to the Slaughter	Apr 14, 1979	7.0
5	The Landlady	Apr 21, 1979	0.0
6	Neck	Apr 28, 1979	4.7
7	Edward the Conqueror	May 5, 1979	0.0
8	A Dip in the Pool	May 12, 1979	7.0
9	The Way Up to Heaven	May 19, 1979	6.5

Season 2

16 episodes • 1980Avg: 6.1

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Royal Jelly	Mar 1, 1980	6.0
2	Skin	Mar 8, 1980	4.7
3	Galloping Foxley	Mar 15, 1980	7.0
4	The Hitch-Hiker	Mar 22, 1980	7.5
5	Poison	Mar 29, 1980	4.7
6	Fat Chance	Apr 5, 1980	6.0
7	Taste	Apr 12, 1980	6.5
8	My Lady Love, My Dove	Apr 19, 1980	6.0
9	Georgy Porgy	Apr 26, 1980	4.0
10	Depart in Peace	May 3, 1980	5.5
11	The Umbrella Man	May 10, 1980	7.0
12	Genesis & Catastrophe	May 17, 1980	6.5
13	Mr Botibol's First Love	May 24, 1980	6.5
14	Back for Christmas	May 31, 1980	7.0
15	The Orderly World of Mr Appleby	Jun 7, 1980	6.5
16	The Man at the Top	Jun 14, 1980	6.0

Season 3

9 episodes • 1980Avg: 6.7

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Flypaper	Aug 9, 1980	8.5
2	A Picture of a Place	Aug 16, 1980	6.0
3	Proof of Guilt	Aug 23, 1980	7.0
4	Vengeance is Mine Inc.	Aug 30, 1980	6.0
5	A Girl Can't Always Have Everything	Nov 9, 1980	7.5
6	Parson's Pleasure	Nov 30, 1980	7.0
7	The Stinker	Dec 7, 1980	6.5
8	I'll Be Seeing You	Dec 14, 1980	5.0
9	The Party	Dec 19, 1980	6.5

Season 4

17 episodes • 1981Avg: 6.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Would You Believe It?	Apr 5, 1981	7.0
2	Vicious Circle	Apr 12, 1981	6.0
3	The Boy Who Talked with Animals	Apr 19, 1981	5.5
4	The Best of Everything	Apr 26, 1981	6.5
5	A Woman's Help	May 3, 1981	6.0
6	Shatterproof	May 10, 1981	6.5
7	The Sound Machine	May 17, 1981	5.5
8	Never Speak Ill of the Dead	May 24, 1981	7.0
9	The Best Policy	May 31, 1981	5.0
10	The Last Bottle in the World	Jun 7, 1981	6.5
11	Kindly Dig Your Grave	Jun 14, 1981	7.5
12	Completely Foolproof	Jun 21, 1981	5.5
13	There's One Born Every Minute	Jun 5, 1981	4.3
14	Bosom Friends	Jun 12, 1981	6.0
15	A Glowing Future	Jul 19, 1981	5.0
16	The Way to Do it	Jul 26, 1981	5.5
17	Hijack	Dec 26, 1981	6.5

Season 5

18 episodes • 1982Avg: 5.9

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Blue Marigold	Apr 25, 1982	6.0
2	The Eavesdropper	May 2, 1982	6.5
3	Operation Safecrack	May 9, 1982	7.0
4	Run, Rabbit, Run	May 16, 1982	5.5
5	Stranger in Town	May 23, 1982	0.0
6	The Moles	May 30, 1982	6.5
7	Decoy	Jun 6, 1982	5.5
8	Pattern of Guilt	Jun 13, 1982	6.5
9	A Harmless Vanity	Jun 20, 1982	5.0
10	Death Can Add	Jun 27, 1982	6.5
11	Light Fingers	Jul 4, 1982	6.0
12	Death in the Morning	Jul 11, 1982	4.0
13	What Have You Been Up to Lately?	Jul 18, 1982	6.0
14	The Absence of Emily	Jul 25, 1982	5.5
15	In the Bag	Aug 1, 1982	6.0
16	A Man with a Fortune	Aug 8, 1982	6.5
17	Who's Got the Lady?	Aug 15, 1982	6.0
18	The Skeleton Key	Aug 22, 1982	6.0

Season 6

14 episodes • 1983Avg: 5.8

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	A Passing Opportunity	Apr 9, 1983	6.0
2	The Memory Man	Apr 16, 1983	5.5
3	A Sad Loss	Apr 23, 1983	5.5
4	Clerical Error	Apr 30, 1983	7.5
5	Heir Presumptuous	May 7, 1983	5.0
6	Where's Your Sense of Humour?	Apr 14, 1983	6.0
7	Down Among the Sheltering Palms	May 21, 1983	6.5
8	The Vorpal Blade	May 28, 1983	6.5
9	The Wrong 'Un	Jun 11, 1983	5.5
10	The Luncheon	Jun 19, 1983	5.0
11	The Tribute	Jun 25, 1983	5.0
12	Hit and Run	May 10, 1983	6.0
13	Youth from Vienna	Jul 2, 1983	6.5
14	The Turn of the Tide	Sep 3, 1983	5.0

Season 7

15 episodes • 1984Avg: 5.5

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Dirty Detail	May 12, 1984	6.0
2	The Best Chess Player in the World	May 19, 1984	5.5
3	Proxy	May 26, 1984	5.0
4	Have a Nice Death	Jun 2, 1984	4.3
5	Number Eight	Jun 9, 1984	6.5
6	The Last of the Midnight Gardeners	Jun 16, 1984	5.5
7	The Gift of Beauty	Jun 30, 1984	5.5
8	Wet Saturday	Jul 7, 1984	4.5
9	Sauce for the Goose	Jul 21, 1984	5.0
10	Bird of Prey	Aug 4, 1984	6.0
11	I Like it Here in Wilmington	Nov 8, 1984	5.0
12	Accidental Death	Aug 19, 1984	6.5
13	The Reconciliation	Sep 16, 1984	5.5
14	The Mugger	Oct 14, 1984	6.5
15	The Open Window	Oct 21, 1984	5.0

Season 8

4 episodes • 1985Avg: 6.5

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	People Don't Do Such Things	Mar 30, 1985	6.0
2	In the Cards	Jul 14, 1985	6.5
3	Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery	Jul 21, 1985	7.0
4	Scrimshaw	Jul 28, 1985	6.5

Season 9

10 episodes • 1987Avg: 6.1

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Skeleton in the Cupboard	Dec 18, 1987	7.0
2	The Colonel's Lady	Jan 8, 1988	6.5
3	The Surgeon	Jan 15, 1988	5.5
4	The Verger	Jan 22, 1988	6.5
5	The Facts of Life	Jan 29, 1988	5.5
6	Wink Three Times	Apr 15, 1988	6.0
7	The Dead Don't Steal	Apr 22, 1988	6.5
8	The Finger of Suspicion	Apr 29, 1988	5.0
9	A Time to Die	May 6, 1988	5.5
10	Mr Know-All	May 13, 1988	7.0

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